She didn’t ask for fame. She didn’t want a headline. All she wanted was her mother to come back.

But instead, the six-year-old girl was found sitting quietly with her dog in a stranger’s carport in Deltona, Florida. Hot. Hungry. Thirsty. She had been abandoned — not just by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, but by a world that didn’t know what to do with forgotten children.

6-year-old girl and dog abandoned at Deltona park by DeLand mom and boyfriend

That is… until Ayesha Curry read the story.

“I just couldn’t stop crying,” Ayesha shared quietly. “As a mom, that’s your worst nightmare — not just for your own child, but for any child.”

She showed the article to Steph. His face went still. Within hours, calls were made, plans changed. No press. No announcement. The Currys flew to Florida with one goal: to find her, and let her know she was not alone.

Behind closed doors at the shelter, the meeting was soft. Steph brought books and coloring pencils. Ayesha held a small bag with new clothes, warm socks, a handmade blanket, and a card from their daughter Riley that simply read, “You’re not forgotten.”

The little girl looked up, shy but curious.

“Do you know who we are?” Ayesha asked.

“No,” the girl said, clutching her stuffed animal.

Steph smiled. “That’s okay. We just came to meet someone really, really special.”

And then — the breakthrough. She whispered, “You came for me?”

Ayesha nodded, her voice cracking. “Yes, baby. We came for you.”

Later that day, the Currys announced that through their foundation, they would fully sponsor the little girl’s journey forward: counseling, education, and placement into a loving, permanent home. But they made one thing clear — this wasn’t a PR move.

Steph Curry Shares Sweet Photo Series of Wife Ayesha

“This is not charity,” Ayesha said firmly. “This is what love looks like.”

Steph added, “We’ve been blessed with a platform. And if we’re not using it to protect kids like her — then what are we even doing?”

As the little girl hugged Ayesha goodbye, she asked softly, “Will you come back?”

Ayesha kissed her forehead.

“We’ll always come back.”

And as they walked out into the Florida sun, Steph looked back one last time, his eyes wet, and said: “She’s part of our story now.”

Sometimes heroes don’t wear capes. Sometimes, they bring crayons, warm hugs, and the promise that no child — no matter how small or forgotten — will be left behind again.